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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cal'let or Cal'lot, n. p. 186A trull, or a scold. [Obs.] “A callet of boundless tongue.” Shak.Căl'let, v. i. p. 186To rail or scold. [Obs.] “Callet like a butter-quean.” Braithwait.Căl'lid, a. p. 186Characterized by cunningness or shrewdness; crafty; cunning. [Rare.]Cal-lid'i-ty, n. p. 186Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness. “Her eagle-eyed callidity.” C. Smart.Cal-lig'ra-pher, n. p. 186One skilled in calligraphy.Căl'li-grāph'ic or Căl'li-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 186Of, or pertaining to, calligraphy. “Excellence in the calligraphic art.” Warton.Cal-lig'ra-phist, n. p. 186A calligrapher.Cal-lig'ra-phy, n. p. 186Fair or elegant penmanship. Prideaux.Căl'li-mā'n'co, n. p. 186See CALAMANCO.Call'ing, n. p. 186A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtain an answer, as in legislative bodies. 2. The usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business.…Cal-li'/o-pe, n. p. 186(Myth.) The muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; — she was the mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine muses. The name is sometimes written Calliopa. 2. A steam-organ, or instrument…Căl/li-pāsh’ or Căl/li-pee’, n. p. 186See CALIPASH, CALIPEE.Căl'li-pers, n. pl. p. 186See CALIPERS.Căl'lis-thēn'ics, n. p. 186See CALISTHENICS.Căl'lōse, a. p. 186(Bot.) Having hard spots or callosities. Gray.Cal-lōs'i·ty, n. p. 186Hardness of skin, which assumes a horny consistence in places exposed to constant pressure or friction; the hardness of the cicatrix of ulcers. Dunglison. 2. (Bot.) A hard or thickened spot. Gray.Căl'lo-tēch'nics, n. p. 186The ornamental or fine arts. R. Park.Căl'lous, a. p. 186Hardened; indurated. “A callous hand.” Goldsmith. “A callous ulcer.” Dunglison. 2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling. “The callous diplomatist.” Macaulay. Piety . . . is made callous and…Căl'lōs-ly, adv. p. 186In a callous, hardened, or unfeeling manner.Căl'lous-ness, n. p. 186State or quality of being callous; hardness or induration. “A callousness of his feet.” Bp. Taylor. 2. The state or quality of insensibility. “A callousness and numbness of soul.” Bentley.Căl'low, a. p. 186Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.Căl'lus, n. p. 186(Med.) (a.) Any preternatural hardness in the body, particularly of the skin, as on the hands or feet, from friction or pressure; the hardened edges of a wound or ulcer; callosity. (b.) The new…Cälm, a. p. 186Not stormy; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. “Calm was the day.” Spenser. “With calm attention.” Pope. Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. Bryant. 2. Undisturbed by passion; not agitated or…Cälm, n. p. 186Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquillity; stillness; quiet; serenity; placidity. Every pilot can steer the ship in calms. Denham. A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a…Călm, v. t. p. 186To render still or quiet, as the elements. “To calm the tempest raised by Æolus.” Dryden. 2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still, as the mind or passions. “Passions which seemed…Călm'-browed, a. p. 186Wearing the look of calmness.Calm'er, n. p. 186One who, or that which, makes calm.Calm'ly, adv. p. 186In a quiet manner; without storms, agitation, tumult, or violence. The gentle stream which calmly flows. Denham. 2. Without passion; quietly. “Calmly fair.” Prior.Călm'ness, n. p. 186The state or quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity, as of the elements. “The gentle calmness of the flood.” Denham. 2. The state or quality of being unruffled or quiet; tranquillity…Călm'y, a. p. 187Tranquil; peaceful; calm. [Poet.] “A still and calmy bay.” Spenser.Ca-lŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 187Elegant penmanship. See CAL-LIGRAPHY.Căl'o-mĕl, n. p. 187(Chem.) A mild chloride of mercury, containing one more equivalent of mercury than corrosive sublimate. It is much used as a medicine.Ca-lōr'ie, n. p. 187(Physics.) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion are ascribed. Ure. Caloric expands all bodies. Henry.Ca-lōr'ie, a. p. 187Pertaining to caloric; pertaining to heat, or the principle of heat.Căl/or-ic'i-ty, n. p. 187A faculty in living beings of developing heat to resist external cold. Dana.Ca-lōr'i-dūct, n. p. 187A tube or passage for conducting heat.Căl'o·ri·fā'cient, a. p. 187Having,Căl/o-ri'fi'ant p. 187or relating to, the power of producing heat. Dunglison.Ca-lōr'i-fēre, n. p. 187An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat;—a term particularly applied to an apparatus for heating conservatories, &c., by means of hot water circulating in tubes. Ure.Căl/o-rif'ic, a. p. 187Possessing the quality of producing heat; causing heat; heating. Calorific rays, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sun, and from burning and heated bodies.Ca-lōr'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 187The production of heat, especially animal heat.Căl/o-rĭm'e-ter, n. p. 187An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies. It was invented by Lavoisier and Laplace, and usually operates by the melting of ice around the body to be tested. Nichol.Căl'o-ri-mĕt'rie, a. p. 187Of, or pertaining to, the process of using the calorimeter. “Satisfactory calorimetric results.” Nichol.Căl'o-rim'e-try, n. p. 187(Chem.) The measurement of quantities of heat contained in bodies. It is conducted by different processes, but mostly by that of the melting of ice around the bodies to be tested.Ca-lōr'i-mō'tor, n. p. 187A kind of galvanic battery, having a large surface of plate, and producing powerful effects. Harv.Ca-lŏt'te' or Ca-lōte', n. p. 187A cap of hair, satin, &c., without a visor, fitting on the top of the head; a skull-cap formerly worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, or by soldiers under their helmets. 2. Any thing having the form…Căl'o-tȳpe, n. p. 187(Photog.) A method of taking photographic pictures, in which, through the action of nitrate of silver on prepared paper, the images of the camera-obscura are fixed on the paper, in the same manner as…Ca-loy'er, n. p. 187One of a sect of monks of the Greek church, who chiefly resided on Mount Athos, and became celebrated for the austerity of their lives. Temperate as Caloyers in their secret cells. Madden.Călque, v. t. p. 187See CALK.Cälk'ing, p. a. & vb. n. p. 187See CALKING.Căl'trap or Căl'trop, n. p. 187(Bot.) A genus of plants (Tribulus), having a fruit composed of five nuts united in a sub-globular whorl armed with prickles, resembling the military instrument of the same name. It grows in Southern…Ca-lūm'bā, n. p. 187(Med.) The root of Menispermum palmatum, indigenous in Mozambique, having an unpleasantly bitter taste, and used as a tonic and antiseptic. [Called also colombo and calombo.] Dunglison.Ca-lūm'bīne, n. p. 187(Chem.) A bitter extractive substance, obtained from the calumba root.Căl'ū-mĕt, n. p. 187A kind of pipe, used by the American Indians for smoking tobacco, having the bowl usually of soft red stone, and the tube a long reed ornamented with feathers. ☞ The calumet is used as a symbol or…Ca-lŭm'ni-āte, v. t. p. 187To accuse or charge falsely and knowingly with some crime, offense, or something disreputable; to slander. “Calumniated by apostates.” Macaulay. Syn.—To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; detract…Ca-lām’nĭ-āte, v. i. p. 187To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of crime or offense.Ca-lūm'/ni-ā'tion, n. p. 187False accusation of a crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name. “The calumniation of her principal…Ca-lŭm’ni-ā’tor, n. p. 187One who slanders; one who falsely and knowingly accuses another of a crime or offense, or maliciously propagates false accusations or reports. A wicked thing is a calumniator. Brougham.…Ca-lăm'ni-a-to-ry, a. p. 187Slanderous.Ca-lūm'ni-ous, a. p. 187Bearing or implying calumny; injurious to reputation; slanderous. “Calumnious misstatements.” Motley.